Seattle Sounders are sitting 9th in the West ahead of this tie. Their 3-1 loss to Portland last weekend was yet another frustrating result to take, especially after they had beat Dallas 5-0 the week before.

Sigi Schmid just cannot get his side on a run of form they so desperately need and it is looking more and more unlikely that they will make the playoffs this season. The good news is there is still plenty of time to close the gap on the top six. They trail by nine points but need results to start going their way sooner rather than later.

This looks like it has the makings of a difficult afternoon for Sounders, who face an SKC that have won their last three on the bounce at home.

Team News

Sporting Kansas City have five injury concerns heading into this tie. Nuno Coelho and Matt Besler are both expected to miss out while Chance Myers, Paulo Nagamura and Graham Zusi are questionable.

Seattle Sounders have just one injury concern as Roman Torres is out. Osvaldo Alonso is suspended following his yellow card accumulation.

Key Points

Sporting Kansas City’s last five: D/W/W/L/L

Seattle Sounders’ last five: L/D/L/W/L

Key Stat: Seattle’s struggles on the road are making it a frustrating season for their fans, they have failed to win 11 of their last 12 away outings.

Key Player: Benny Feilhaber – The Sporting Kansas City playmaker has netted five goals so far this season and registered three assists. He will be looking to open up a Seattle defence who are struggling to keep out their opposition.

Score Prediction

Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Seattle Sounders – SKC to win their fourth home tie in a row and keep piling misery on the Sounders. It makes for bleak reading for Seattle fans but they know their side haven’t been anywhere near up to their highest standards.